Gov. Scott Walker plans to issue two executive orders to fight opioid abuse. One order would create the Governor's Commission on Substance Abuse Treatment Delivery. The other order would require the state Department of Health Services to create the Governor's Faith-Based Summit on Opioids.

Federal produce safety rules for large farms go into effect on Jan. 26 and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is working to educate farmers on what are called the biggest changes in 70 years.

The federal government has a Friday night deadline to pass a stopgap bill that would help it avoid a shutdown. We take a closer look at the delicate negotiations over immigration and more and how it is impacting the passage of a spending bill.

The heads of the state's ethics and elections commissions took different paths to try to save their jobs Thursday, with one of them criticizing the former agency where they both worked and the other one defending it.

Democrat Patty Schachtner will be the next state Senator from Wisconsin's 10th district. Schachtner's victory has the two major political parties wondering if the win is indicative of a shakeup coming to the American political landscape. The district has been solidly Republican for years and easily went to now-President Donald...

Jason Pero should have been at school Wednesday, Nov. 8, but he left early that day because he wasn’t feeling well. Just before his classmates would eat lunch, Jason was shot and killed by Ashland County Sheriff Deputy Brock Mrdjenovich.

Dean Olsen hopes his LifeMapping project can bridge generations and help users grasp the highs and lows of their own lives — just like the project’s helped him do. Users create maps based on their life experiences, which they can easily share with their loved ones.

Nursing administrators from La Crosse area health systems say the renewal of a compact that allows Wisconsin nurses to practice in multiple states with one license is good for both patients and nurses.

The embattled leaders of the Wisconsin agencies that run elections and enforce ethics laws are engaging in a public relations campaign to save their jobs, with a torrent of tweets and personal letters to lawmakers replete with examples designed to show off their nonpartisan stripes.